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​HAAHASHTARI 

​The meaning of Haahashtari is "A runner" A man descended from Ashur. "father of Tekoa," by his second wife Naarah. (1 Chronicles 4:6)

​HABAIAH (HOBAIAH)

The meaning of Habaiah is "whom Yahweh hides; protects" The head of a priestly family that returned from Babylon with Zerubbabel (Ezra 2:61) (Nehemiah 7:63).

​HABAKKUK 

The meaning of Habakkuk is "embrace" Habakkuk was a prophet whose oracles and prayer are recorded in the Book of Habakkuk, the eighth of the collected twelve minor prophets in the Hebrew Bible (Habakkuk 1:1-3).  The only work attributed to Habakkuk is the short book of the Bible that bears his name. The book of Habakkuk consists of five oracles about the Chaldeans (Babylonians) and a song of praise to God (Habakkuk 3:1).

​HABAZZINIAH 

The meaning of Habazziniah is "brightness of Jah; lamp of Jehovah; Jehovah's brilliance; light of Jehovah; whiteness, purity, shining, of Jehovah; glory of the Lord" Jeremiah lists him as the father of his namesake Jeremiah, who was the father of Jaazaniah, the chief of the Rechabites (Jeremiah 35:3).

​HABOR 

The meaning of Habor​ is "to bind, join or team up" The Habor River is the largest tributary within modern day Syria that feeds the mighty Euphrates River. The Assyrians, during their conquest of the Kingdom of Israel, took the majority of Israelites out of the land. They resettled them near the Habor River (2 Kings 18:11). In the ninth year of Hoshea the king of Assyria took Samaria, and carried Israel away into Assyria, and placed them in Halah and in Habor by the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes (2 Kings 17:6) (1 Chronicles 5:26).

​HACHALIAH (HAKALIAH)

The meaning of Hachaliah is "Who waits for the Lord" The father of Nehemiah, the author of the Book of Nehemiah (Nehemiah 10:1)

​HACHILAH (HAKILAH)

The meaning of Hachilah is "My hope is in her" A hill in the wilderness of Judah, associated with the wanderings of David. It is stated (1 Samuel 23:19) to be "on the South of the desert" (or Jeshimon), and to be "before (on the front (i.e. edge of) the desert." It was near Ziph (1 Samuel 26:1).

​HACHMONI (HAKMONI)

The meaning of Hachmoni is "A wise man" Son of Hachmon (Hakmon), father of Jehiel, a companion of David's sons. A Hachmonite, Hachmon (Hakmon) was no doubt the founder of a family to which these men belonged (1 Chronicles 11:11) (1 Chronicles 27:32)

​HADAD (HADAR)

The meaning of Hadad is "Joy, noise, clamor" 
  • Hadad the Edomite, was an adversary of King Solomon after Solomon turned to idols (1 Kings 11:14). Hadad was a survivor of the royal house of Edom after the slaughter at the hands of Joab. He escaped as a child to Egypt, where he was raised by Pharaoh and married the queen's sister. After the death of King David, Hadad returned to try to reclaim the throne of Edom (1 Kings 11:14–22). Hadad's campaign to recapture Edom apparently met with success (1 Kings 11:25). 
  • Abraham's son Ishmael had a son named Hadar who was a chief. Hadad ben Bedad, an early king of Edom (Genesis 25:12–18).
  • Hada, the last king of Edom (Genesis 36:39). He ruled from Pau, Edom (1 Chronicles 1:50). Hadad's wife was Queen Mehetabel ("God makes happy"), daughter of Matred and granddaughter of Me-Zahab.
  • Hadad the Edomite, a member of the royal house of Edom, who married the sister of Pharaoh's wife, Queen Tahpenes, and escaped from a massacre under Joab, fleeing to Egypt (1 Kings 11:17–19).
  • Hadad is the name of the Semitic storm god of storms, thunder, and rain, the consort of the goddess Atargatis..

​HADADEZER 

​The meaning of Hadadezer is "Beauty of assistance; Hadad helps" The son of Rehob, was king of Zobah, a Syrian (Aramaean) kingdom. Hanun, the king of the Ammonites, hired Hadadezer in his war against David. Joab found them in a double-battle array, with the Ammonites toward the capital of Rabbah, and Syrian mercenaries near Madaba. David battled the Syrians which caused them to scatter. This alarmed the Ammonites, who fled back to their capital.After the Syrians were defeated, Hadadezer traveled north to "recover his border" (2 Samuel 8:3). The power of the Ammonites and the Syrians was finally broken, and David's empire expanded to the Euphrates (2 Samuel 10:15-19) (1 Chronicles 19:15-19).
​The meaning of Hadad is "Joy, noise, clamor" 

​HADAD RIMMON 

The meaning of Hadad rimmon is "God of Weather, Hurricanes, Storms, Thunder and Rainpomegranate" A place in the Valley of Megiddo where Josiah, the last good king of Judah, was fatally wounded (2 Kings 23:29) (2 Kings 23:30), and where later there was a memorable mourning for him as recorded in (Zechariah 12:11). It is now called Rummaneh, “place of pomegranates.” (composed of the names of two Syrian idols)

​HADASHAH 

The meaning of Hadashah​ is "new" A town in the Shephelah of Judah, named with Zenan and Migdal-gad (Joshua 15:37)

​Hadassah 

The meaning of Hadassah​ is "myrtle tree" Hadassah is the Jewish name of Queen Esther. Esther is given the Hebrew name Hadassah. (Esther 2:7)​

​HADATTAH 

​The meaning of Hadattah​ is "village" One of the towns of Judah in the extreme south (Joshua 15:25)

​HADES

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The meaning of Hades is "a place of suffering, of punishment for sin" A​ccording to various Christian denominations, is "the place or state of departed spirits", borrowing the name of Hades, the Greek god of the underworld. It is often associated with the Jewish concept of Sheol. Hades refers primarily to death and the abode of the dead, both godly and ungodly (Psalm 16:10) (Psalm 88:10-12) (Isaiah 14:9). Jesus' parable of the rich man and Lazarus portrays additional features of this state (Luke 16:19-31). An unbridgeable chasm separates the wicked and the righteous dead. The righteous dead are "at home with the Lord" (2 Corinthians 5:8), "in paradise" (Luke 23:43), or in the presence of God (Revelation 6:8-9) (Revelation 7:9) (Revelation 14:3). Hades and associated terms, such as death, abyss, and Abaddon, as the demonic forces behind sin and ruin (Acts 2:24) (Romans 5:14) (Romans 5:17) (1 Cor 15:25-26) (Revelation 6:8) (Revelation 9:1-11) (Revelation 20:12-14). 

​HADLAI 

The meaning of Hadlai is "Stop" An Ephraimite, father of Amasa, who was one of the heads of the tribe in the time of Pekah, king of Israel (2 Chronicles 28:12).

​HADORAM 

The meaning of Hadoram is "Their beauty, their power" The fifth son of Joktan, the founder of an Arab tribe  (Genesis 10:26-28) (1 Chronicles 1:20-22)

​HADRAK (HADRACH) 

The meaning of Hadrak is "a place, a king or a deity revered on the boundaries of Damascus" It is generally thought to have been North of Lebanon. (Zechariah 9:1)

​HAGAB 

The meaning of Hagab is "A grasshopper" Ancestor of some of the Nethinim who returned from the Babylonian captivity with Zerubbabel and Nehemiah. The name occurs second after Hagabah in Ezra (Ezra 2:46), but is omitted entirely from the parallel list of Nehemiah (Nehemiah7:48).

HAGABA

The meaning of Hagaba is "A grasshopper" Ancestor of some of the Nethinim who returned from the Babylonian captivity with Zerubbabel and Nehemiah. The name occurs second after Hagabah in Ezra (Ezra 2:46), but is omitted entirely from the parallel list of Nehemiah (Nehemiah7:48).

​HAGABAH 

The meaning of Hagabah is "A grasshopper" Ancestor of some of the Nethinim who returned from the Babylonian captivity with Zerubbabel and Nehemiah. The name occurs second after Hagabah in Ezra (Ezra 2:46), but is omitted entirely from the parallel list of Nehemiah (Nehemiah7:48).

​HAGAR 

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The meaning of Hagar is "Flight, forsaken" she was an Egyptian slave, a handmaiden of Sarah (Genesis 16:1), whom Sarah gave to her own husband Abram (later renamed Abraham) as a wife to bear him a child (Genesis 16:2-4). Abraham's firstborn son, through Hagar, Ishmael, became the progenitor of the Ishmaelites, generally taken to be the Arabs (Genesis 17:20). Hagar became pregnant, and tension arose between the two women. Hagar fled into the desert on her way to Shur (Genesis 16:7). At a spring en route, an angel appeared to Hagar, who instructed her to return to Sarai and submit to her mistress, so that she may bear a child (Genesis 16:15) who "shall be a wild ass of a man, his hand shall be against every man, and every man's hand against him; and he shall dwell in the face of all his brethren" (Genesis 16:9-12). Later, Sarah gave birth to Isaac, and the tension between the women returned. At a celebration after Isaac was weaned, Sarah found the teenage Ishmael mocking her son (Genesis 21:9). She was so upset by the idea of Ishmael inheriting their wealth, that she demanded that Abraham send Hagar and her son away (Genesis 21:14). She and her son wandered aimlessly until their water was completely consumed. In a moment of despair, she burst into tears. God heard her and her son crying and came to rescue them (Genesis 21:17). The angel opened Hagar's eyes and she saw a well of water. He also told Hagar that God would "make a great nation" of Ishmael (Genesis 21:18). 

​HAGGAI ​(HAGGIAH)

​The meaning of Haggai is "my holidays" A Hebrew prophet during the building of the Second Temple in Jerusalem, and one of the twelve minor prophets in the Hebrew Bible and the author of the Book of Haggai. He is known for his prophecy in 520 BCE, commanding the Jews to rebuild the Temple (Ezra 6:14) (Haggai 1:1). He was the first of three post-exile prophets from the Neo-Babylonian Exile of the House of Judah with Zechariah, his contemporary (Ezra 5:1)

​HAGGERI (HAGRI)

The meaning of Haggeri is "wanderer" One of the mighty men of David's guard (1 Chronicles 11:38). The parallel passage-has "Hagri"  (2 Samuel 23:36).

​HAGGIAH (HAGGAI)

​The meaning of Haggai is "my holidays" A Hebrew prophet during the building of the Second Temple in Jerusalem, and one of the twelve minor prophets in the Hebrew Bible and the author of the Book of Haggai. He is known for his prophecy in 520 BCE, commanding the Jews to rebuild the Temple (Ezra 6:14) (Haggai 1:1). He was the first of three post-exile prophets from the Neo-Babylonian Exile of the House of Judah with Zechariah, his contemporary (Ezra 5:1)

​HAGGITH 

The meaning of Haggith is "festive" one of the wives of David (2 Samuel 3:4) (1 Kings 1–6) (1 Chronicles 3:2). She only appears as the mother of Adonijah, the fourth of David's sons, born in Hebron, while David was fighting Saul (1 Kings 1:11).

Hakaliah (Hachaliah​)

The meaning of Hakaliah is "Who waits for the Lord" The father of Nehemiah, the author of the Book of Nehemiah (Nehemiah 10:1)

Hachilah (Hakilah)

​The meaning of Hachilah is "My hope is in her" A hill in the wilderness of Judah, associated with the wanderings of David. It is stated (1 Samuel 23:19) to be "on the South of the desert" (or Jeshimon), and to be "before (on the front (i.e. edge) of) the desert." It was near Ziph and  (1 Samuel 26:1).

​HAKKATAN 

The meaning of Hakkatan is "Small One; little one" The father of Johanan, who returned with Ezra to Jerusalem (Ezra 8:12).

​HAKKOZ 

The meaning of Hakkoz is "A thorn, summer, an end" A priest and chief of the 7th course of Aaron's sons selected by David (1 Chronicles 24:10). His descendants returned with Zerubbabel from the captivity (Ezra 2:61) (Nehemiah 3:4) (Nehemiah 3:21) (Nehemiah 7:63).​

Hachmoni (Hakmoni)

The meaning of Hachmoni is "A wise man" Son of Hachmon (Hakmon), father of Jehiel, a companion of David's sons. A Hachmonite, Hachmon (Hakmon) was no doubt the founder of a family to which these men belonged (1 Chronicles 11:11) (1 Chronicles 27:32)

​HAKUPHA ​

The meaning of Hakupha is "A commandment of the mouth" A family name of some of the Nethinim who returned with Zerubbabel from Babylon (Ezra 2:51) (Nehemiah 7:53).

​HALAH 

The meaning of Halah is "A watery or moist state" A city that is mentioned in the Bible. It is noted when Tiglath Pileser III and later Sargon II invaded Israel, the Israelites were taken captive from Gilead and Samaria respectively and resettled in Halah and Gozan on the Khabur River in the Aram-Naharaim region (2 Kings 17:6) (2 Kings 18:11) (1 Chronicles 5:26).

​HALAK 

The meaning of Halak is "glut, overfeed oneself, eating and drinking more than hunger." A hill at the southern extremity of Canaan (Joshua 11:17). It is referred to as if it were a landmark in that direction, being prominent and conspicuous from a distance. It has by some been identified with the modern Jebel el-Madura, on the south frontier of Judah, between the south end of the Dead Sea and the Wady Gaian (Joshua 12:7).

​HALHUL 

The meaning of Halhul is "to tremble (from the cold)" Halhul was a city in the tribal territory of Judah, located in the hill country near Beth-zur (Joshua 15:58).

​HALI 

The meaning of Hali is "sickness; a beginning; a precious stone" A town named with Helkath, Beten and Achshaph on the border of Asher (Joshua 19:25).

​HALLELUJAH (ALLELUJAH)

The meaning of Halleluyah is "praise the Lord.” In the New Testament it appears only in Revelation 19, where it occurs four times. It was translated in the Septuagint (Jewish Greek version of the Bible made in the pre-Christian period) and became “alleluia” in the Vulgate (4th-century Christian Latin version).

​HALLOHESH 

The meaning of Hallohesh is "the whisperer; the slanderer" A post-exilic chief whose son Shallum assisted in repairing the walls of Jerusalem (Nehemiah 3:12) (Nehemiah 10:24)

​HAM 

​The meaning of Ham is "Hot, warm; Servant; Majesty" The second son of Noah and the father of Cush, Mizraim, Phut and Canaan (Genesis 5:32) (Genesis 6:10). Ham's descendants are interpreted by Flavius Josephus and others as having populated Africa and adjoining parts of Asia. The Bible refers to Egypt as "the land of Ham" (Psalm 78:51; (Psalm 105:23) (Psalm 106:22) (1 Chronicles 4:40). 

​HAMAN (HAMAN THE AGAGITE)

The meaning of ​​Haman is "an archetype of evil and persecutor of the Jews" Also known as Haman the Agagite. A court official of the Persian empire under King Ahasuerus, commonly identified as Xerxes, and villain whose plan to destroy the Jews of Persia was thwarted by Esther (Esther 3:1) (Esther 3:6) (Esther 3:8). 

​HAMATH 

The meaning of Hamath is "Anger, heat, a wall; hot spring" Hamath was the principal city of upper Syria, situated in the valley of the Orontes (Numbers 13:21) (Judges 3:3). It was among the conquests of the Pharaoh Thothmes III. Its king, Tou or Toi, made alliance with David (2 Samuel 8:9-10)

​HAMATH-ZOBAH 

The meaning of Hamath-zobah is "The heat, or the wall, of an army" Hamath-zobah was a place of uncertain location in Aram or Ancient Israel, it was conquered by Solomon and thus figured in his only military engagement (1 Chronicles 18:9) (1 Chronicles 18:9) (2 Chronicles 8:3) 

​HAMMEDATHA 

The meaning of Hammedhatha is "He that troubles the law" The father of Haman (Esther 3:1)

​HAMMOLEKETH

The meaning of Hammoleketh​ is "he Queen​" Hammoleketh​ was the queen, the daughter of Machir and sister of Gilead (1 Chronicles 7:17-19).

​HAMMON 

The meaning of Hammon is "Heat, the sun" A town in the tribe of Asher, near Zidon (Joshua 19:28), identified with 'Ain Hamul. A Levitical city of Naphtali (1 Chronicles 6:76).

​HAMONAH 

The meaning of Hamonah is "turbulence; rebellion" ​The name of a city which stood apparently near Hamon-Gog (Ezekiel 39:16). 

​HAMON-GOG 

​The meaning of Hamon-Gog​ is "the multitude of God" The name of the valley in which the slaughtered forces of Gog are to be buried (Ezekiel 39:11) (Ezekiel 39:15), “the valley of the passengers on the east of the sea.”

​HAMOR 

​The meaning of Hamor is "An ass, clay, dirt" A Hivite from whom Jacob purchased the plot of ground in which Joseph was afterwards buried (Genesis 33:19). His son Shechem (Acts 7:16) founded the city of that name which Simeon and Levi destroyed because of his crime in the matter of Dinah, Jacob's daughter (Genesis 34:20). Hamor and Shechem were also slain (Genesis 34:26).

​HAMUL 

​The meaning of Hamul is "Godly, merciful" A son of Perez, and head of one of the clans of Judah (Genesis 46:12) (1 Chronicles 2:5) (Numbers 26:21). His descendants were called Hamulites.

​HAMUTAL 

The meaning of Hamutal is "The shadow of his heat" Hamutal was the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah, the consort of Josiah, king of Judah from 639 to 609 BCE, and the mother of two Judean kings, Jehoahaz and Zedekiah (2 Kings 23:31) (2 Kings 24:18) (Jeremiah 52:1).

​HANAMEL (​HANAMeEL)

The meaning of Hanamel is "The grace that comes from God, gift of God" The son of Shallum, the uncle of Jeremiah, from whom the prophet bought a field at Anathoth when jerusalem was besieged, to show his confidence that property would again be purchased in the land (Jeremiah 32:6-15).

​HANAN 

The meaning of Hanan is "gracious; gracious gift; grace"

​​HANANEEL (HANANEEL)

The meaning of Hananel is "God's grace" The Tower of Hananel (Hananeel) is a tower in the walls of Jerusalem, adjoining the Tower of Meah (Hammeah: "the Tower of the Hundred") to the east connecting to the "sheep gate". (Nehemiah 3:1) (Nehemiah 12:39) (Zechariah 14:10).

​HANANI 

The meaning of Hanani is "God has gratified me; God is gracious"
  • One of the sons of Heman (1 Chronicles 25:4-25).
  • A prophet who was sent to rebuke king Asa of Judah for entering into a league with Ben-Hadad I, king of Syria, against the northern kingdom of Israel (2 Chronicles 16:7). He was imprisoned in stocks by Asa (2 Chronicles 16:7-10). This Hanani was also probably the father of the prophet Jehu, who rebuked Baasha, king of the northern kingdom (1 Kings 16:1) (1 Kings 16:4) (1 Kings 16:7) and Jehoshaphat , king of the southern kingdom (2 Chronicles 19:1-3).
  • A member of the priestly family of Immer as having married a foreign wife (Ezra 10:20).
  • A brother of Nehemiah (Nehemiah 1:2) (Nehemiah 7:2), who reported to him the melancholy condition of Jerusalem. Nehemiah afterwards appointed him to have charge of the city gates.
  • A Levite priest and musician who participated in the procession arranged by Nehemiah at the inauguration of Jerusalem’s wall. (Nehemiah 12:31-36)

​HANANIAH 

The meaning of Hananiah is "Yah has been gracious" 
  • Hananiah, son of Shashak is listed in a record of the tribe of Benjamin, recorded in (1 Chronicles 8:24).
  • Hananiah son of Heman was among the Levitical musicians selected near the end of David’s reign to serve in the temple (1 Chronicles 23:1–5) (1 Chronicles 25:1–4). While the temple was not built until after David died, he wisely made provision for its construction and operation while he was still alive (1 Chronicles 28:11–19).
  • Hananiah was a military officer under King Uzziah (2 Chronicles 26:11).
  • Hananiah son of Azzur was a false prophet who opposed Jeremiah. At God’s command, Jeremiah was prophesying Babylonian victory over Judah and the surrounding nations (Jeremiah 27:1–15). Even in this moment of His judgment against Judah, God was still gracious: “Bow your neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon; serve him and his people, and you will live,” God commanded the king of Judah through Jeremiah (Jeremiah 27:12). Jeremiah donned a physical yoke to symbolize the metaphorical yoke of Babylon, which would be placed upon the people of Judah (Jeremiah 27:2–7). Hananiah, who claimed to be one of God’s prophets, confronted Jeremiah in the temple and issued a counter prophecy, claiming that God would shatter the power of Babylon and restore the temple treasures and people Nebuchadnezzar had taken. (Jeremiah 28:3–4). He even took Jeremiah’s yoke and broke it as a public denial of Jeremiah’s prophecy. After hearing from the Lord, Jeremiah predicted Hananiah’s imminent death, which came to pass only two months later (Jeremiah 28:15–17). This and subsequent events demonstrated that Jeremiah was a true prophet and Hananiah a false one. Claiming to speak on behalf of God is a serious matter, and Hananiah was judged for his false predictions (Jeremiah 28:15–16).
  • Hananiah, the father of Zedekiah is only identified in relation to his son (Jeremiah 36:12). Zedekiah was one of the officials of King Jehoiakim who heard the word of the Lord read by Baruch, scribe of Jeremiah, and was afraid.
  • The father of Shelemiah and grandfather of Irijah, is an otherwise unknown biblical figure who is mentioned in connection to his grandson (Jeremiah 37:13). Irijah was a “captain of the guard” in Jerusalem during the reign of Zedekiah. He confronted and arrested Jeremiah under the belief that the prophet was attempting to defect to the Babylonians (Jeremiah 37:13–14).
  • Hananiah son of Zerubbabel was a descendant of King David, likely born around or after the fall of Judah (1 Chronicles 3:19-21).
  • Hananiah was the original name of one of Daniel’s friends. Renamed “Shadrach” by the Babylonian authorities, he demonstrated incredible faith in the face of martyrdom, and God miraculously rescued him from certain death (Daniel 1:7; 3:1–30).
  • A descendant of Bebai was one of the Jews who returned to Israel following the Babylonian captivity. He had married a foreign woman and agreed to send her away in accordance with Ezra’s demands (Ezra 10:28).
  • A commander whom Nehemiah placed in charge of Jerusalem, along with Nehemiah’s brother Hanani (Nehemiah 7:2). Hananiah the commander was described as “a man of integrity” who “feared God more than most people do”.
  • Hananiah the perfumer joined the wall-rebuilding project under Nehemiah in Jerusalem (Nehemiah 3:8).
  • Hananiah son of Shelemiah was another Hananiah in Jerusalem during the time of Nehemiah. He worked to repair a different section of the city wall (Nehemiah 3:30).
  • He was the head of a priestly family and participated in the dedication of Jerusalem’s restored wall (Nehemiah 12:12) (Nehemiah 12:41).
  • Hananiah is mentioned in the book of Nehemiah as signing a communal pledge to follow God’s commandments (Nehemiah 10:23). This man could be the same as one of the other Hananiahs mentioned in the book of Nehemiah.

​HANES 

The meaning of Hanes is "Banishment of grace" A place in Egypt mentioned only in (Isaiah 30:4) in connection with a reproof given to the Jews for trusting in Egypt. It was considered the same as Tahpanhes, a fortified town on the eastern frontier, but has been also identified as Ahnas-el-Medeeneh, 70 miles from Cairo.

​HANNAH 

​The meaning of Hannah is "favor; grace" The mother of the prophet Samuel (1 Samuel 1:18-20). Childless as one of the two wives of Elkanah (1 Samuel 1:2), she prayed for a son, promising to dedicate him to God. Her prayers were answered, and she brought forth Samuel and took the child to Shiloh for religious training.
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​HANNATHON 

The meaning of Hannathon is "the Gift of Grace" A city on the northern boundary of Zebulun (Joshua 19:14). It is probably identical with Kefar Hananyah, which the Mishna gives as marking the northern limit of lower Galilee

​HANNIEL 

The meaning of Hanniel is "grace of God" Hanniel was the son of the leader of the half-tribe of Manasseh of Joseph, Ephod (Numbers 34:23) (1 Chronicles 7:39). Hanniel was one of the men assigned to divide the ruled land of Canaan among the tribes in Israel.

​HANOk (HANOCH)

​The meaning of Hanok is "dedicated" 

​HANUN 

The meaning of Hanun is "Gracious, merciful" 
  • Upon the death of his father Nahash (2 Samuel 10:1), Hanun ascended to the throne of the Ammonites. When King David sent ambassadors to convey his condolences (2 Samuel 10:2) (1 Chronicles 19:2), Hanun listened to the suspicions of the "princes of the people of Ammon" (2 Samuel 10:3), reversed his father's pro-Davidic policy and humiliated the emissaries, stripping them of their clothes and shaving half of their beards (2 Samuel 10:4). He allied with the Syrian king Hadadezer against Israel but was defeated and deposed.
  • A Jew who returned from the Babylonian Exile and, with the people of Zanoah, repaired the valley gate in the wall of Jerusalem. (Nehemiah 3:13)
  • The sixth son of Zalaph, who also assisted in the repairing of the wall (Nehemiah 3:30).

​HAPHARAIM 

The meaning of Hapharaim is "two digs, rwo shames; to be ashamed" he name of a town or location that was contained within the territory assigned to the tribe of Issachar (Joshua 19:19)

​HARA 

The meaning of Hara is "mountain land" A province of Assyria (1 Chronicles 5:26), between the Tigris and the Euphrates, along the banks of the Khabur, to which some of the Israelite captives were carried.

​HARADAH 

The meaning of Haradah is "Well of great fear" A desert station of the Israelites between Mt. Shepher and Makheloth (Numbers 33:23-25).

​HARAN (HARRAN)

​The meaning of Haran is "mountaineer" Haran, the eldest son of Terah. He was a brother of Abraham and Nahor, and father of Lot, Milcah, and Iscah. He died before his father (Genesis 11:27), He died in Ur of the Chaldees (Genesis 11:28). 

​HARBONA (​HARBONAH)

​The meaning of Harbona is "His destruction; his sword" One of the seven eunuchs who served Ahasuerus and to whom was given the command to bring Queen Esther before the king (Esther 7:9) (Esther 1:10)

​HAREPH 

​The meaning of Hareph is "Plucking, Autumn" A chief of Judah, one of the sons of Caleb and father of Beth-gader (1 Chronicles 2:51).

​HARHAIAH 

The meaning of Harhaiah is "Heat, or anger, of the Lord" Uzziel, son of Harhaiah of the goldsmiths, who was part of the effort to repair Jerusalem and its wall and features (Nehemiah 3:8).

​HARHUR 

The meaning of Harhur is "Made warm; burn or ignite" The head of a family of Nethinim (temple-servants) that returned from the exile in Babylon along with Zerubbabel. Both Ezra and Nehemiah make mention of this man (Ezra 2:51) (Nehemiah 7:53).

​HARHAS 

The meaning of Harhas is "splendor" Grandfather of Shallum, husband of Huldah (2 Kings 22:14).

​HARIM 

The meaning of Harim is "Destroyed, dedicated to God" 
  • A priest who had charge of the third division in the house of God. (1 Chronicles 24:8). 
  • Descendants that came from Babylon with Zerubbabel. (Ezra 2:39) (Nehemiah 7:42).
  • A family of Bene-Harim, 320 in number, that came from the captivity. (Nehemiah 7:35). They also appear among those who had married foreign wives, (Ezra 10:31) as well as those who sealed the covenant- (Nehemiah 10:27)

​HARNEPHER 

The meaning of Harnepher is "The anger of a bull, increasing heat" One of the sons of Zophah, a chief of the tribe of Asher (1 Chronicles 7:36).

​HAROD 

The meaning of Harod is "Astonishment, fear" The well of, a spring by which Gideon and his great army encamped on the morning of the day which ended in the rout of the Midianites. (Judges 7:1) and where the trial of the people by their mode of drinking apparently took place.

​HAROSHETH 

The meaning of Harosheth is "a forest; agriculture; workmanship; deafness; silence' A town near the Kishon River in northern Palestine. It was the home of Sisera, the captain of the army of Jabin, king of Canaan (Judges 4:2). 

​HARrAN (HARAN) 

​The meaning of Haran is "mountaineer" Haran, the eldest son of Terah. He was a brother of Abraham and Nahor, and father of Lot, Milcah, and Iscah. He died before his father (Genesis 11:27), He died in Ur of the Chaldees (Genesis 11:28). ​

​HARSHA 

The meaning of Harsha is "Workmanship, a wood" A worker or enchanter, one of the Nethinim. Both Ezra and Nehemiah report the "sons" of Harsha to have returned from Babylon with the Zerubbabel wave (Ezra 2:52) (Nehemiah 7:54).

​HARUM 

The meaning of Harum is "exalted; High, throwing down." A descendant of Judah, father of Aharhel (1 Chronicles 4:8) (Ezra 2:59) (Nehemiah 7:54)

​HARUMAPH 

The meaning of Harumaph is "Destruction" Father of Jedaiah who returned from exile (Nehemiah 3:10)

​HARUPHITE 

The meaning of Haruphite is "" A native of Hariph; an epithet given to Shephatiah, one of those who joined David at Ziklag. Companions of David, is called a Haruphite (1 Chronicles 12:5)

​HARUZ 

The meaning of Haruz is "diligent, decisive" Father of Meshullemeth, the mother of Amon, king of Judah (2 Kings 21:19).

​HASADIAH 

The meaning of Hasadiah is "The mercy of the Lord" A son of Zerubbabel, one of a group of five persons among the descendants of the royal line of Judah  (1 Chronicles 3:20).

​HASHABIAH 

The meaning of Hashabiah is "The estimation of the Lord" 

​HASHABNAH 

​The meaning of Hashabnah is "The silence of the Lord; Estimation, thought" A co-covenanter with Nehemiah. One who sealed the covenant (Nehemiah 10:25).

​HASHEM 

​The meaning of Hashem is "the name" In Judaism, Hashem is used to refer to God, particularly as an epithet for the Tetragrammaton, when avoiding God's more formal title, Adonai ('my master'). Yahweh is God's personal name, so closely identified with his being that many orthodox Jews refuse to pronounce it, instead saying HaShem.​

​HASHUB (HASsHUB)

The meaning of Hashub is "Esteemed, numbered" 

​HASHUBAH 

The meaning of Hashubah is "to think up or devise; consideration" Hashubah is one of five sons of Zerubbabel (1 Chronicles 3:20). These five are mentioned after their brothers Meshullam and Hananiah, and their sister Shelomith.

​HASHUM 

The meaning of Hashum is "Silence, their hasting" One of the priests or Levites who stood on Ezras left hand while he read the law to the congregation (Nehemiah 8:4). He came back from Babylon with Zerubbabel (Ezra 2:19) (Ezra 10:33) (Nehemiah 7:22).

​HASHUPHA (HASUPHA) 

​The meaning of Hashupha is "" Head of a family of Nethinim among the returning exiles (Ezra 2:43) (Nehemiah 7:46).

​HASsHUB (HASHUB)

The meaning of Hashub is "Esteemed, numbered" 

​HASRAH 

​The meaning of Hasrah is "Wanting" Grandfather of Shallum, who was the husband of Huldah the prophetess (2 Chronicles 34:22).

​HASUPHA (HAShUPHA) 

​​The meaning of Hashupha is "" Head of a family of Nethinim among the returning exiles (Ezra 2:43) (Nehemiah 7:46).

​HATACH (HATHAK)

The meaning of Hatach​ is "verily" One of the eunuchs or chamberlains in the palace of Ahasuerus (Esther 4:5-10).

​HATHATH 

The meaning of Hathath is "terror" Son of Othniel and grandson of Kenaz (1 Chronicles 4:13).

​HATITA 

The meaning of Hatita​ is "A bending of sin" One of the temple porters or janitors (Ezra 2:42) (Nehemiah 7:45). He returned from Babylon with Zerubbabel.

​HATTUSH 

The meaning of Hattush is "Forsaking sin​" 
  • Son of Shemaiah, a descendant of the kings of Judah, in the 5th generation from Zerubbabel (1 Chronicles 3:22). He returned with Zerubbabel and Ezra from Babylon to Jerusalem (Ezra 8:2) (Nehemiah 12:2). (There is some doubt as to whether the Hatrush of the lineage of David and the priest of the same name, mentioned in (Nehemiah 10:4) (Nehemiah 12:2) are one and the same.) He was one of those who signed the covenant with Nehemiah (Nehemiah 10:4).
  • Son of Hashabneiah; aided Nehemiah to repair the walls of Jerusalem (Nehemiah 3:10).

​HAURAN ​

The meaning of Hauran is "a hole; liberty; whiteness" A province of Palestine twice mentioned by Ezekiel. (Ezekiel 47:16) (Ezekiel 47:18)

​HAVILAH 

The meaning of Havilah is "That suffers pain, that brings forth" A land and people in several books of the Bible (Genesis 2:11) (Genesis 10:7) (1 Samuel 15:7)

​HAZAEL 

The meaning of Hazael is "One who sees God; God has seen" Hazael was an Aramean king. Under his reign, Aram-Damascus became an empire that ruled over large parts of Syria and Israel. God tells Elijah the prophet of God to anoint Hazael king over Syria. (1 Kings 19:15). The Syrian king Ben-Hadad II was ill and sent his court official Hazael with gifts to Elijah's successor, Elisha. Elisha told Hazael to tell Hadadezer that he would recover, and he revealed to Hazael (2 Kings 8:14) that the king would recover but would die of other means. Elijah predicts that Hazael will be King of Syria. The next day, he returned to Damascus, told Hadadezer he would recover but suffocated Hadadezer and seized power himself. (2 Kings 8:15). King Hazael led the Arameans in battle against the forces of King Jehoram of Israel (2 Kings 8:28) and King Ahaziah of Judah (2 Kings 8:29). After defeating them at Ramoth-Gilead, Hazael repelled two attacks by the Assyrians, seized Israelite territory east of the Jordan River, and the Philistine city of Gath (2 Kings 12:17). ​

HAZAIAH 

The meaning of Hazaiah is "God decides; God has seen" Hazaiah is the great-grandfather of a man named Maaseiah, who was among the men of Judah who repeopled Jerusalem after the return from the Babylonian exile (Nehemiah 11:5).

​HAZAR-ADDAR 

The meaning of Hazar-addar is "​An imprisoned generation" A place on the southern boundary of Judah (Numbers 34:4), is probably identical with Hazron (Joshua 15:3), which, in this case, however, is separated from Addar 

​HAZAR-ENAN 

The meaning of Hazar-enan is "village of springs" A place at the junction of the northern and eastern frontiers of the land promised to Israel (Numbers 34:9) (Ezekiel 47:17) (Ezekiel 48:1 ).

​HAZAR-GADDAH 

The meaning of Hazar-gaddah is "Village Of Fortune, Rift Town" A city on the south border of Judah (Joshua 15:27), midway between the Mediterranean and the Dead Sea.

​HAZAR-HATTICON (HAZER HATTIKON)

The meaning of Hazar-hatticon is "the middle village" A place named on the ideal border of Israel (Ezekiel 47:16). The context shows that it is identical with Hazar-enan, for which this is apparently another name.

​HAZARMAVETH 

The meaning of Hazarmaveth is "dwelling of death" The third of thirteen sons of Joktan, who was a son of Eber, son of Shem in the table of the Sons of Noah (Genesis 10:26) (1 Chronicles 1:20)

​HAZAR-SHUAL 

The meaning of Hazar-shual is "Wolf's house" A place in the South of Judah (Joshua 15:28) assigned to Simeon (Joshua 19:3) (1 Chronicles 4:28). It was reoccupied after the exile (Nehemiah 11:27).

​HAZAR-SUSAH (​HAZAR-SUSIM)

The meaning of Hazar-susah is "Village Of The Mare, Horsepower Barracks​" Hazar-susah is the name of a town in the area allotted to the tribe of Simeon (Joshua 19:5). By the time the Chronicler was writing, the town was known as Hazar-susim. (1 Chronicles 4:31).

​HAZEROTH 

​The meaning of Hazeroth is "Villages, palaces" 
  • The second station of the Israelites on their journey eastward from Mount Sinai to Ezion-Geber between Kibroth-Hattaavah and Rithmah in the wilderness of Paran (Numbers 11:35) (Numbers 33:17-19). At Hazeroth, Miriam and Aaron "spoke against" Moses because he had married "a Cushite woman," and in punishment Miriam was "shut up" for seven days, during which the people waited there (Numbers 12:16). 
  • A Hazeroth is mentioned on the Samaria ostraca among the places paying tribute of wine and oil to Samaria in the time of the Israelite kingdom.

​HAZZELELPONI ​

The meaning of Haṣṣəlelpōnī is "the shade-facing" Hazzelelponi was a daughter of a man named Etam and thus a descendant of Judah. She was also a sister of Jezreel, Ishma and Idbash, of the tribe of Judah (1 Chronicles 4:3).

​HAZEZON-TAMAR 

The meaning of Hazazon-tamar is "pruning or felling of the palm" a place of the Amorites, conquered, together with En-mishpat and the country of the Amalekites, by Chedorlaomer (Genesis 14:7) (2 Chronicles 20:2)

​HAZO ​

The meaning of Hazo is "Seeing, prophesying" Hazo is a son of Abraham's brother Nahor with their niece Milcah (Genesis 22:22).

​HAZOR 

The meaning of Hazor is " leek; grass" Located north of the Sea of Galilee on a trade route connecting Egypt and Babylon, Hazor was the largest biblical-era site in Israel. With an estimated population of 20,000, its size and strategic location made it an important city in antiquity. Jabin, the King of Hazor, headed a coalition of Canaanite cities against the advancing Israelites, led by Joshua. The Israelites won the battle and Joshua burned and ravaged the city (Joshua 11:1-12).

​HEBER 

The meaning of Heber is "to bind, join or team up" Son of Beriah and grandson of Asher (Genesis 46:17) (1 Chronicles 7:31) (1 Chronicles 7:32). The Apostle Luke lists Heber as the son of Sala, the grandson of Cainan, the great-grandson of Arphaxad, and the great-great-grandson of Shem, who was the son of Noah The generations list in Genesis seems to refer to this same man as “Eber” (Genesis 10:21-25).​

​HEBREWS 

The meaning of Hebrews is "a member of one of a group of northern Semitic peoples including the Israelites" Biblical scholars use the term Hebrews to designate the descendants of the patriarchs of the Old Testament (Genesis 43:32) (Exodus 3:18) (Exodus 3:18), that of  Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob (also called Israel (Genesis 32:28)

​HEBRON 

The meaning of Hebron is "colleague; friend"
  • A son of Kohath and grandson of Levi, consequently being the brother of Amram and uncle of Aaron, Miriam, and Moses.
  • A city in the southern West Bank south of Jerusalem. Nestled in the Judaean Mountains

​HEGAI (HEGE)

The meaning of Hegai is "Meditation, word, groaning, separation" ​He is a eunuch placed in charge of Ahasuerus's harem (Esther 2:3) (Esther 2:8) (Esther 2:15).

​HELAM 

The meaning of Helam is "tronghold; place of abundance" Helam was the site of King David's victory over the Syrians under Hadarezer (2 Samuel 10:15-18).

​HELBAH 

The meaning of Helbah is "Milk, fatness" A town of the tribe of Asher from which the men of Israel failed to expel the Canaanites. It is near the Leontes River in Lebanon (Judges 1:31).

​HELBON 

The meaning of Helbon is "fat; fertile" Helbon is mentioned only once amongst the fine produce and services of Tyre. Helbon is near Damascus (Ezekiel 27:18)

​HELDAI

​The meaning of Heldai is "The world, rustiness" 

HELED (HELEB)

​The meaning of Heled is "Life, Mole" Son of Baanah the Netophathite, is one of David's mighty-men (2 Samuel 23:29) (1 Chronicles 11:30)

​HELEK 

The meaning of Helek is "portion" Helek was the founder of the Helekites (Numbers 26:30), and a son of Gilead, son of Machir, son of Manasseh, son of Joseph, son of Jacob and Rachel.

​HELEM 

​The meaning of Helem is "Dreaming, healing" A great-grandson of Asher, called Hotham in (1 Chronicles 7:32).

​HELEPH 

The meaning of Heleph is "to traverse, exchange or renew" A place on the southern border of Naphtali, the place from which the boundary of the tribe of Naphtali started (Joshua 19:33)

​HELEZ 

The meaning of Helez is "Armed, set free" 

​HELI ​

The meaning of Heli is "Ascending, climbing up" The grandfather of Jesus. In Luke's genealogy of Jesus, Heli is listed as the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, and the son of Matthat (Luke 3:23). Heli is not mentioned in the genealogy of Jesus in the Gospel of Matthew, the only other canonical gospel to include a genealogy; that genealogy instead identifies "Jacob" as Joseph's putative father (Matthew 1:16). If Matthew's genealogy is that of Mary, and Luke's of Joseph, then there is a problem with the curse on the Solomonic line, dating from the time of Jeconiah where Jeremiah pronounced that no descendant of Jeconiah would again sit on the throne of David in Judah (Matthew 1:16).  However, Jeconiah's grandson Zerubbabel is later chosen by God, and ruled over Judah. (Haggai 2:23​). 

​HELKAI 

​The meaning of Helkai is "Part, portion" One of the chief priests in the time of Joiakim of the priestly family of Meraioth (Nehemiah 12:15).

​HELKATH-HAZZURIM 

The meaning of Helkath-hazzurim​ is "The field of strong men; or of rocks" A smooth piece of ground, apparently close to the pool of Gibeon, where the combat took place between the two parties of Joabs men and Abners men which ended in the death of the whole of the combatants, and brought on a general battle. (2 Samuel 2:16). The "field of strong men,” given to the place where twelve men of Israel and twelve of Judah killed each other, which led to a very sore battle

​HELON 

The meaning of Helon is "Window, grief" The father of Eliab, the prince of the tribe of Zebulun (Numbers 1:9) (Numbers 2:7) (Numbers 7:24-29) (Numbers 10:16).

​HEMAN 

The meaning of Heman is "Faithful; trusted" 

​HENA

The meaning of Hena is "Troubling; gracious" One of the cities of Mesopotamia destroyed by sennacherib (2 Kings 18:34)  (2 Kings 19:13). 

​HENADAD 

The meaning of Henadad is "Grace of the beloved" One of the heads of the Levites after the Captivity (Ezra 3:9).

​HEPHER 

The meaning of Hepher is "A digger" 

​HEPHZIBAH 

The meaning of Hephzibah​ is "My delight is in her​" The wife of Hezekiah and the mother of Manasseh. (2 Kings 21:1) (Isaiah 62:4).

​HERES 

The meaning of Heres​ is "earthenware" A city of Dan, in Mount Ephraim, near Ajalon; possibly identical with Mount Jearim (Judges 1:35) (Judges 8:13)

​HERESH 

The meaning of Heresh is "A carpenter" A Levite attached to the tabernacle (1 Chronicles 9:15)

​HERMAS 

The meaning of Hermas is "Mercury, gain, refuge" Hermas was a well-to-do freedman and earnest Christian, who lived in Ancient Rome. He was a brother of Pius, Bishop of Rome about the middle of the 2nd century (Romans 16:14).

​HERMOGENES 

The meaning of Hermogenes is "Begotten of Mercury" A former Christian who turned away from Saint Paul in Asia (2 Timothy 1:15).

​HERMON 

The meaning of Hermon is "Anathema, devoted to destruction" Mount Hermon is depicted as the northern boundary of the Amorite kingdom, which following the conquest by Joshua was awarded to the half-tribe of Manasseh east of the Jordan River (Deuteronomy 3:8) (Joshua 11:3) (Psalm 42:6).

​HEROD (KING ​​HAROD)

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The meaning of Herod is "song of the hero" Herod I was a Roman Jewish client king of the Herodian Kingdom of Judea. Herod also appears in the Christian Gospel of Matthew as the ruler of Judea who orders the Massacre of the Innocents at the time of the birth of Jesus (Matthew 2:16). In the Gospel of Matthew, King Herod found out the Jewish Messiah was born who was being called ''king of the Jews,'' a title Herod had used for around 30 years. Herod tried to have Jesus killed so there would not be challenges to Herod's authority (Matthew 2:3) (Matthew 2:7). Herod had arrested John and bound him and put him in prison (Matthew 14:3). Upon Herod's death, the Romans divided his kingdom

​HERODION 

The meaning of Herodion is "The song of Juno" A relative of Saint Paul whom Paul greets (Romans 16:11). According to tradition, he was numbered among the Seventy Disciples and became bishop of Patras, where he suffered greatly.

​HESHBON 

​The meaning of Heshbon is "intelligence" The royal city of Sihon king of the Amorites, taken and occupied by the Israelites under Moses (Numbers 21:24-26). It lay on the southern border of Gad (Joshua 13:26), and was one of the cities fortified by Reuben (Numbers 32:37).

​HESHMON 

The meaning of Heshmon is "A hasty messenger" An unidentified place on the border of Judah toward Edom (Joshua 15:27). This may have been the original home of the Hasmoneans.

​HETH 

The meaning of Heth  is "enclosure" T​he second son of Canaan, who is son of Ham, son of Noah. Heth is the ancestor of the Hittites, second of the twelve Canaanite nations descended from his sons, who lived near Hebron (Genesis 23:3,7).

​HETHLON 

The meaning of Hethlon is "A fearful dwelling" A biblical city on the boundary of Palestine. It is described as a fearful dwelling (Ezekiel 47:15) (Ezekiel 48:1).

​HEZEKIAH 

The meaning of Hezekiah is "God strengthens" Son of Ahaz, and the 13th successor of David as king of Judah at Jerusalem (1 Chronicles 4:41). Hezekiah strengthened the defenses of his capital, Jerusalem, and dug out the famous Siloam tunnel (2 Kings 20:20) (2 Chronicles 32:30), which brought the water of the Gihon springs to a reservoir inside the city wall.

​HEZIR 

The meaning of Hezir is "A bog, converted" A priest in the time of David, leader of the seventeenth monthly course in the service. (1 Chronicles 24:15)  One of .he heads of the people who sealed the solemn covenant with Nehemiah (Nehemiah 10:20).

Hezro (HEZRAI)

The meaning of Hezro is "An entry or vestibule" A Carmelite, one of David's distinguished warriors (1 Chronicles 11:37).

​HEZRON 

The meaning of Hezron is "From the walled town" A grandson of Judah (son of Jacob) and the grandfather of Amminadab and great-grandfather to Nahshon (Genesis 46:9) (Genesis 46:12).

​HIDDAI 

The meaning of Hiddai is "a praise; a cry; Joyful" Hiddai of the Channels of Gaash is listed among David's Mighty Men. (2 Samuel 23:30)

​HIEL 

The meaning of Heil ​is "God lives; the life of God" The Bethelite (see *Beth-El), who fortified *Jericho in the reign of King *Ahab of Israel (i Kings 16:34).

​HIERAPOLIS 

The meaning of Hierapolis is "Sacred City, Temple Town" Hierapolis, founded by the Attalid kings of Pergamom at the end of the 2nd century B.C., at the site of an ancient cult (Colossians 4:13).

​HILEN 

​The meaning of Hilen is "A window, grief" A city in the hill country of Judah, probably West or Southwest of Hebron, assigned with its suburbs to the Levites (1 Chronicles 6:58).

​HILKIAH 

The meaning of Hilkiah is "my portion is Yah" Hilkiah was a kohen gadol (High Priest) of the Temple of Jerusalem during the reign of King Josiah of Judah (2 Kings 22:8)

​HILLEL 

The meaning of Hillelis "praise" A Jewish religious leader, sage and scholar associated with the development of the Mishnah and the Talmud and the founder of the House of Hillel school of tannaim, He lived in Jerusalem during the time of King Herod and the Roman emperor Augustus (Judges 12:13) (Judges 12:15).

​HINNOM 

The meaning of Hinnom is "place of the wicked" The Valley of Hinnom is the Modern Hebrew name for the valley surrounding the Old City of Jerusalem and the adjacent Mount Zion from the west and south. Valley of Hinnom was part of the border between the tribes of Judah and Benjamin (Joshua 15:8). During the late First Temple period, it was the site of the Tophet, where some of the kings of Judah had sacrificed their children by fire (Jeremiah 7:31).

​HIRAH 

The meaning of Hirah is "Liberty, anger" Judah went to a man named Hirah in the city of Adullam, where he married Shua's daughter, who was “the daughter of a certain Canaanite” (Gen. 38:1-3).

​HIRAM (​HURAM)

​The meaning of Hiram is "Exalted brother; high-born" Hiram, also called Huram, or Ahiram, Phoenician king of Tyre, who appears in the Bible as an ally of the Israelite kings David and Solomon (2 Samuel 5:11) Hiram maintained friendly relations with Israel, supplying Solomon with men and materials for the construction of the Temple at Jerusalem (1 Kings 5:1).

​HITTITE 

The meaning of Hittite is "One who is broken, who fears" Under the names Heth", who was the son of Canaan, they are described several times as living in or near Canaan between the time of Abraham (estimated to be between 2000 BC and 1500 BC) and the time of Ezra after the return of the Jews from the Babylonian exile (around 450 BC) (Genesis 10:15)(Exodus 3:8).

​HIVITES 

​The meaning of Hivites is "Wicked, wickedness; midlanders; villagers" The Hivites were one group of descendants of Canaan, promised to the descendants of Abraham, son of Ham  (Genesis 10:17). Hivites were one of seven groups living in the land of Canaan when the Israelites under Joshua commenced their conquest of the land (Joshua 3:10). These seven nations were to be exterminated: Hittites, Girgashites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites (Exodus 23:23) (Exodus 34:11) (Deuteronomy 7:1-3). Joshua enslaved the Hivites of Gibeon to be wood gatherers and water carriers for the Temple of YHWH​ (Joshua 9:1)

​HIZKIJAH (HEZEKIAH)

The meaning of Hezekiah is "God strengthens" Son of Ahaz, and the 13th successor of David as king of Judah at Jerusalem (1 Chronicles 4:41). Hezekiah strengthened the defenses of his capital, Jerusalem, and dug out the famous Siloam tunnel (2 Kings 20:20) (2 Chronicles 32:30), which brought the water of the Gihon springs to a reservoir inside the city wall.

​HOBAB 

The meaning of Hobab is "Favored, beloved" Moses' father-in-law and the son of Reuel the Midianite (Numbers 10:29) (Judges 4:11)

​HOBAH 

The meaning of Hobah is "Love, friendship, secrecy" A biblical place mentioned only in Genesis (Genesis 14:15). When Abraham (then Abram) rescued his nephew Lot, the biblical account relates that he pursued his captors as far north as Hobah. He pursued the four Kings who had pillaged Sodom and Gomorrah. It is said to be north of Damascus in the Bible.

Hobaiah (Habaiah)

The meaning of Hobaiah is "whom Yahweh hides; protects" The head of a priestly family that returned from Babylon with Zerubbabel (Ezra 2:61) (Nehemiah 7:63).

​HODAIAH (HODAVIAH )

The meaning of Hodaviah​ is "The praise of the Lord​"
  • A son of Elioenai; a descendant of Judah and the royal lineage through Zerubbabel (1 Chronicles 3:24).
  • A clan leader of the eastern half-tribe of Manasseh (1 Chronicles 5:24).
  • A descendant of Benjamin (1 Chronicles 9:7).
  • A levitical family group (“descendants of Hodaviah”) who returned from the Babylonian captivity with Zerubbabel (Ezra 2:40)  A corresponding passage reads “sons of Judah” (Ezra 3:9). The Levites are the descendants of Jeshua (Nehemiah 7:43)

​HODESH 

​The meaning of Hodeshis " new moon, news" Hodesh was a wife of Shaharaim and mother of Jobab, Zibia, Mesha, Malkam, Jeuz, Sakia and Mirmah (1 Chronicles 8:9).

​HOGLAH 

The meaning of Hoglah is "His festival or dance" 

​HOHAM 

The meaning of Hoham is "Woe to them" An Amorite king of Hebron and one of the five kings of the Amorites who leagued for war on Gibeon because of its treaty of peace with Joshua (Joshua 10:3).

​HOLON 

The meaning of Holon is "a window; grief" A town in the mountains of Judah. One of the first group, of which Debir was apparently the most considerable (Joshua 15:51) (Joshua 21:15) (Jeremiah 48:21).

​HOMAM 

The meaning of Homam is "Making an uproar" A Horite descendant of Esau (1 Chronicles 1:39) (Genesis 36:22). 

​HOPHNI 

The meaning of Hophni is "sons of Belial; corrupt" Hophni and Phinehas or Phineas were the two sons of Eli (1 Samuel 4:11). The first book of Samuel describes them as the officiating priests at the sanctuary of Shiloh at the time of Hannah. According to Josephus, Phinehas officiated as high priest because Eli had resigned as high priest at Shiloh because of his advanced age (1 Samuel 1:3).

​HOPHRA 

The meaning of Hophra is "the heart of Ra appears" Pharaoh-Hophra reigned over Egypt from 591 to 522 B. C. (Jeremiah 44:30)

​HOR 

The meaning of Hor​ is "mountain" A mountain in the Negev, on the border of the land of Edom (Numbers 20:23) (Numbers 33:37). During the Exodus, it was the first station of the Israelites after Kadesh-Barnea on the way to Zalmonah and Punon.

​HOREB 

​The meaning of Horeb is "glowing; heat"  Horeb is one of two names given to a mountain mentioned in the book of Deuteronomy in the Hebrew Bible as a site where Moses received the renewal of the Covenant by God (Deuteronomy 29:1). Described in Exodus at the Mountain of G-d, Horeb is also known as the Mountain of God (Exodus 3:1). Elijah is described as having traveled to the site (Kings 19:8).

​HOREM 

The meaning of Horem is "An offering dedicated to God" One of the fenced cities in the territory of Naphtali,  named with Iron and Migdal-el (Joshua 19:38)

​HORI 

The meaning of Hori is "A prince; freeborn; ​cave-dweller" 

​HORMAH 

The meaning of Hormah ​ is "broken rock; banned; devoted to destruction" The city is mentioned as the site of an Israelite defeat (Numbers 14:45), and  then mentioned as the site of an Israelite victory (Numbers 21:1-4). 

​HORONAIM 

The meaning of Horonaim ​is "Angers, ragings" A city in Moab, mentioned in two Hebrew Bible oracles against the nation of Moab: in the Book of Jeremiah (Jeremiah 48:5), and in the Book of Isaiah (Isaiah 15:5)

​HOSAH 

The meaning of Hosah is "Trusting" 

​HOSANNA 

The meaning of Hosanna is "Pray, save us" The Hosanna Shout is a way to give honor and praise to God the Father and His Son Jesus Christ. The shout is a symbol of how the crowds reacted to Jesus during his triumphal entry into Jerusalem during the last week of His life (John 12:13). It is applied in numerous verses of the New Testament, including "Hosanna; blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord" (Mark 11:9), "hosanna in the highest" (Mark 11:10), and "hosanna to the Son of David" (Matthew 21:9).

​HOSEA 

The meaning of Hosea is "salvation" Hosea is the first of the Twelve Minor Prophets, whose collective writings were aggregated and organized into a single book. According to the Book of Hosea, he married Gomer, the daughter of Diblaim, but she proved to be unfaithful. Hosea knew she would be unfaithful, as God says this to him (Hosea 1:2). 

​HOSHAIAH 

The meaning of Hoshaiah is "The salvation of the Lord" 
  • A man who assisted in the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem after it had been rebuilt by Nehemiah. (Nehemiah 12:32).
  • The father of a certain Jezaniah or Azariah, who was a man of note after, the destruction of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezsar (Jeremiah 42:1) (Jeremiah 43:2).

​HOSHAMA 

The meaning of Hoshama is "whom Yahweh heareth" One of the sons or descendants of Jeconiah, the captive king of Judah (1 Chronicles 3:18).

​HOTHAM 

The meaning of Hotham is "A seal" 

​HOTHIR 

The meaning of Hothir is "Excelling, remaining" Mentioned as among the sons of Heman (1 Chronicles 25:4), and one of those set apart by David for the musical service of the house of God (1 Chronicles 25:6).

​HUKKOK 

The meaning of Hukkok is "engraver; scribe; lawyer" One of the cities of the territory that was assigned to Naphtali, which appears to be where the territory of Naphtali touched that of Zebulun to its south and Asher to its west (Joshua 19:34).

HUL 

​The meaning of Hul is "Pain, infirmity" One of the "sons of Aram in the list of nations descended from Noah (Genesis 10:23) (1 Chronicles 1:17).

​HULDAH 

The meaning of Huldah is "Mole; Sweet, lovable" Huldah is depicted as a temple prophet who validates a scroll, called “the book of the law [or covenant],” purportedly found in the temple during repairs ordered by King Josiah, the last of Judah's “good” kings (2 Kings 22:14) (2 Chronicles 34:22).

​HUPHAM (​HUPPIM )

The meaning of Hupham is "Protected, Inhabitant Of The Sea Shore" ​ son of Benjamin, who became the patriarch of the family of the Huphamites (Numbers 26:39). In Genesis 46:21 this son of Benjamin is called Huppim.

​HUPPIM (HUPHAM)

The meaning of Hupham is "Protected, Inhabitant Of The Sea Shore" ​ son of Benjamin, who became the patriarch of the family of the Huphamites (Numbers 26:39). In Genesis 46:21 this son of Benjamin is called Huppim.

​HUR 

The meaning of Hur is "Liberty, whiteness, hole" Hur (also spelled Chur) was a member of the Tribe of Judah, and the son of Caleb. by his second wife Ephrath. (1 Chronicles 2:19). Hur is first mentioned as a companion of Moses and Aaron watching the Battle of Rephidim against the Amalekites (Exodus 17:10). Hur is also mentioned as the grandfather of Bezalel, designated by God to be the principal creator of the Tabernacle and the Ark of the Covenant (Exodus 35:30) (Exodus 38:22). Hur had four sons: Uri the father of Bezalel, and three others, Shobal, Salma and Hareph, who are said to have been the founders of the towns of Kirjath-jearim, Bethlehem, and Bethgader respectively.

​HURAM (HIRAM)

​The meaning of Huram is "Exalted brother; high-born" Hiram, also called Hiram, or Ahiram, Phoenician king of Tyre, who appears in the Bible as an ally of the Israelite kings David and Solomon (2 Samuel 5:11) Hiram maintained friendly relations with Israel, supplying Solomon with men and materials for the construction of the Temple at Jerusalem (1 Kings 5:1).

​HURI 

The meaning of Huri is "Being angry. Their liberty, their whiteness, their hole" One of the immediate descendants of Gad, and father of Abihail, a chief man of his family (1 Chronicles 5:14).

​HUSHAH 

The meaning of Hushah is "to hurry or hasten" a son of Ezer and descendant of Hur of Ephrathah, who also fathered Bethlehem. Since Ephrathah and Bethlehem are the names of established locations, it's reasonable to assume that Hushah is a town too (1 Chronicles 4:4).

​HUSHAI 

The meaning of Hushai is "Their haste, their sensuality, their silence" A friend of David (2 Samuel 15:37) and a spy according to the Hebrew Bible. During Absalom's rebellion, as described in the Second Book of Samuel, he agrees to act as an advisor to Absalom to sabotage his plans while secretly sending information to David (2 Samuel 17:6-8).

​HUSHATHITE 

The meaning of Hushathite is "Man of haste; or of silence" Sibbecai the Hushathite was one of David's valiant men, one of his thirty heroes (2 Samuel 21:18). He was appointed captain over twenty-four thousand who served King David in the eighth month of each year (1 Chronicles 11:29) (1 Chronicles 27:11). and Josephus ()

​HUZOTH ​(KIRIATH HUZOTH)

The meaning of Huzoth is "city of streets; city of villages" A Moabite city which some identify with Kirjathaim in eastern Jordan (Numbers 22:39).

​HYMENEUS (HYMENAEUS)

The meaning of Hymenaeus​ is "God of marriage; hymeneal; wedding song; nuptials" Hymenaeus (1 Timothy 1:20) ( 2 Timothy 2:17) was an early Christian from Ephesus, an opponent of the apostle Paul, who associates him with Alexander and Philetus.